La Chèvre
La Chèvre | |
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Directed by | Francis Veber |
Written by | Francis Veber |
Produced by | Alain Poiré |
Starring | Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu |
Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | France Mexico |
Languages | French Spanish |
Box office | $ 56.6 million |
La Chèvre(Englishtitle:Knock on Wood,literal translation:The She-goat) is a 1981 Frenchbuddy copcomedy filmwritten and directed byFrancis Veber,starringPierre RichardandGérard Depardieu.It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo.
An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starringMartin ShortandDanny Glover,entitledPure Luck.
Plot
[edit]La Chèvrefeatures Depardieu as tough-guy privatedetectiveCampana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing inMexico.The case turns out to be complicated – several attempts to find her have already failed. Apsychologist,Meyer, who works for the businessman, suggests a plan: Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; therefore, the psychologist advises sending someone equally unlucky and accident-prone to find her on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her steps while the detective tags along, the daughter can be found and returned home. Richard's character Perrin is an awkward, accident-prone accountant who works for the businessman, and is chosen to implement the scheme while being made to believe that HE is actually in charge of the investigation. While Campana does not believe in luck and is extremely skeptical about the plan's success, he goes along with it. The adventures of the serious detective and unlucky guy begin, with, amazingly, each misfortune Perrin suffers along the way bringing the duo one step closer each time to finding their quarry...
Cast
[edit]- Pierre Richardas François Perrin
- Gérard Depardieuas Campana
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.as The Captain
- Corynne Charbitas Marie Bens
- Maritza Olivares
- André Valardyas Meyer
- Jorge Luke as Arbal
- Sergio Calderónas Prisoner
- Michel Robinas Alexandre Bens
- Robert Dalbanas The technician
Release history and facts
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La Chèvre | 9 December 1981 |
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Den ville jakten | 9 March 1982 |
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Der Hornochse und sein Zugpferd Ein Tolpatsch kommt selten allein (TV title) |
19 March 1982 |
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Twee pechvogels in de rimboe | 15 July 1982 |
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Que o Diabo Seja Surdo | 15 July 1982 |
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Mas locos que una cabra | 1 December 1982 |
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La cabra | 20 December 1982 (Madrid) |
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La capra | 13 February 1983 |
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Mala pata | 16 June 1983 |
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Невезучие | 2 December 1983 1997 (video release) |
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Balfácán | 14 June 1984 |
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The Goat Knock on Wood |
26 July 1985 |
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Geden | 26 July 1987 (French Film Week) |
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La Chèvre Pas de chance (alternative French title) |
4 March 2003 (DVD premiere) |
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La Chèvre | 27 June 2019 (Brussels International Film Festival) |
The movie is infamous in Italy for theCinema Statuto fireinTurinin which it was projected, killing 64 people.
Reception
[edit]The film received favorable reviews, with praise for Richard and Depardieu's performances, story and humour. The film was nominated forBest Foreign Language Filmof 1985 by the U.S.National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"1985 Award Winners".National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.2016.RetrievedNovember 5,2016.
- La Chevre/Knock On Woodat Films de France site.
External links
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- 1981 films
- 1980s adventure comedy films
- French comedy road movies
- 1980s comedy road movies
- Mexican comedy films
- 1980s French-language films
- Films directed by Francis Veber
- Films with screenplays by Francis Veber
- Films scored by Vladimir Cosma
- French adventure comedy films
- 1980s buddy comedy films
- 1981 comedy films
- Films about accountants
- Films about missing people
- 1980s French films
- 1980s Mexican films
- 1980s comedy film stubs
- 1980s French film stubs